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The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC
1932
HARVEY, LOU: 1). Wisconsin; h. 5 feet 11 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 160 pounds; e. Portland. Has had three years' stage experience. Screen work with Texas Guinan Company, First National. Warner, Fox, Metro-Goldwyn, Vitagraph. Pictures include: "Wolf's Clothing." Warners; "A Horseman of the Plains," Fox; "Diamond Handcuffs." MGM; Eddie in "The Argyle Case," "Frozen River." "Grevhound Limited. " Warner; "Sweet Mama" (1030), First National; "Man Trouble" (1930), Fox; "Big Boy" (1930), Warner.
HARVEY, PAUL: Appeared in 1929 in "The Awful Truth," Pathe.
HASSELL. GEORGE: Vitaphone No. 1083. "Where There's a Will."
HASSEN. JAMIEL: r. n. Jamiel Ben Khyatt; b. Damascus. Arabia, June 3, 1902; h. B feet 1 inch; dark brown eyes and black hair; w. 180 pounds; e. American and French colleges; specializing in history, languages; hy. riding, swimming, athletics. Has lived In Cairo, Paris, Bio de Janeiro, Havana, Montreal, Baltimore, Hollywood, Dakar. Africa. Entered pictures in 1925, as technical director. Pictures include: "Two Arabian Knights," "Woman Wise." "Fazil." bodyguard in "One Woman Idea," Habib Hanna in "Behind that Curtain," Fox.
HASSON. DANIEL: Appeared in "The One Woman Idea" (1929). "Behind Tbat Curtain" (1929), Fox.
HATTON. RAYMOND: b. Bed Oak, Iowa; h. 5 feet 7 inches: brown hair and blue eyes; w. 140 pounds: e. Bed Oak, Iowa. Has had stage experience. Screen work with First National, Jacob Wilk. Mammoth Pictures. Max Graf Productions. Preferred. Among his pictures are: "Three Wise Fools," Goldwyn ; "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Universal: "The Barefoot Boy," Columbia: "Cornered." Warner: "Mine With Iron Door." Principal: "Silence," Pro-Dis-Co: "Affairs of Anatole." "Pink Gods," "Big Brother," "Behind the Front." "Forlorn River," "We're in the Navy Now." "Fashions for Women." "Fireman Save My Child," "Now We're in the Air," "Wife Savers." "The Big Killing." "Partners in Crime," Paramount; "When Caesar Ran a Newspaper." Paramount shorts; "Trent's Last Case." Fox; "The Mighty." Paramount; "Offices Scandal." Pathe; "Murder on the Roof" (1930), Columbia productions: "Road to Paradise" (1930), First National: "Hell's Heroes" (1930). Universal; "Dear Vivien" (1929). Paramount. Christie Talking Plays; "At Bay." First National: "Silver Horde," Radio; "Pineapples," Universal: "The Squaw Man." MGM: "Honeymoon Lane." Paramount: "Law and Order." Universal: "Polly of the Circus." MGM.
HAUPT, DIETRICH: Appeared in "The Wonder of Women" (1929), MGM.
HAUPT, ULRICH: b. Prussia. August 8. 1887: h. B feet 11 inches; dark brown hair and brown eyes; w. 170 pounds: e. in the schools of Pruss a and Berlin. Germany; married and has two boys. 15 and 8; hy. painting, fencing and hunting. After leaving school. Joined a Shakespearean repertoire company playing at the State theatre in Mecklenburg. Played in several Berlin theatres and later went to Petrograd. Russia, where he played various roles. Became a leading man and finally owned his own theatre in Berlin, where he produced plays by Ibsen. Shaw and others Came to the United States in 1909 and played leading roles in German theatres in New York. Chicago and Milwaukee. Returned to Germany in 1911, where he managed the government theatre in Berlin until 1919 when he came back to the United States to play again in German theatres. Became owner of the German Art theatre in Chicago, where he staged all the classical plays for three years. Had 60 actors in his employ. Spent two years staging plays at the Pabst " theatre in Milwaukee and played leads in the German theatre at Cincinnati for a year. Was featured in several New York productions, playing opposite Lionel Barrymore and Helen Menken and others. First picture experience was in Chicago at the old Essanay studios. Entered pictures In Hollywood in 1927. Pictures include: "The Tempest." "Captain Swagger." "The Rogue Song." "The Far Call." Fox; "Frozen Justice," Fox; "The Iron Mask," "Madame X" and "The Greene Murder Case." Wrote ten plavs, among them "Letter H" anil "Care Free": "The Wonder of Women" (1929), MGM; "The Bad One" (1930). "Du Barry. Woman of Passion" (1930), United Artists.
HAUSER, BOB: Vitaphone No. 904. "Blue Streaks of Rhythm."
HAUSER. JACK: Vitaphone No. 904. "Blue Streaks of Rhythm."
HAWLEY. H. DUDLEY:
hattan" (1930), Paramount.
HAY. CHARLES: "Return of Sherlock Holmes" (1929), Paramount.
HAYES. GEORGE: Appeared in "The Rainbow Man" (1929), Paramount.
HAYES. HERBERT: Appeared in "The Bachelor Club" (1929). General Pictures.
HAYNES. DANIEL L. : Appeared in "Hallelujah" (1929). MGM.
HEALY. DAN: "Glorifying the American Girl" (1929). Paramount.
HEALY. TED: b. Houston. Texas, October 1. 1890; h. 5 feet, 10^4 inches; dark brown hair and brown eyes; w. 158 pounds; e. Holy Innocents School of Houston and De La Salle Institute. New York City; m. Betty Braun, professional: hy. dabbling in real estate, hunting, fishing and sailing. Made stage debut in 1917 as comedian with "Cuddle Up." a burlesque show. Followed this engagement with a single blackface act in vaudeville, doing Imitations of Eddie Cantor. Al Jolson. Ed Wynne and others. later signed for 40 weeks tour of vaudeville on Keith circuit, with his act. Following year added four more to act and became headliner on Keith circuit. In 1925 Healy and act were featured in Earl Carroll's "Vanities." Signed with Shuberts for one year and then renewed contract for two years. Were featured In "A Night In Spain." and "A Night in Venice." After expiration of contract with Shuberts went into vaudeville. On the screen, appeared in 1930 In "Roup to Nuts" for Fox
HEARN. EDDIE: b. Dayton. Washington. September «. 1888; h. 6 feet 1 Inch: brown hair and eyes; w. 185 pounds; p. Alice and Ellsha. non-professionals: m. TTyna Salndon, professional; hy. golf. Stage experience of nine years in stock, including Moroseo stock
"Young Man of Man
Played in "The Last Com
at Los Angeles, Bishop stock at Oakland. Toronto stock at Edmonton and Calgary, Canada. John Court and I'rlngle stock at Seattle, Laura Winston and Mack Swain stock of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho. Has had 15 years of screen experience which began with Universal in 1915 when he appeared in "The White Scar," also leads with Universal for one year. Also appeared in "The Truthful Liar." for I^asky, "The Man Without a Country." for Fox, "Hook and Ladder No. 9," for FBO. "The Donovan Affair" and "The Bachelor Girl." for Columbia; "The Glory of Clemintina," for Robertson & Cole; "Dare Devil Jack." "Ned McCobb's Daughter," "One of the Bravest." "Down Home," "The Face of the World." for Pathe: "The Drake Case" (1929), "Hide Out" (1930), Universal.
HEARN. LEW: Played in "Gentlemen of the Evening" (1929), "Barber's College," Pathe-George Le Maire Comedies; "Big Time Charlie" (1929), Pathe Manhattan Comedies, first series.
HEBERT, HENRY J.: b. I'rovidence, R. I.; h. 5 feet 11 inches ; dark hair and brown eyes ; w. 180 pounds; e. Providence, R. I., and St. Lawrence University. Canton, N. Y. Stage career: "Brewster's Millions." "Master Mind." Screen work with P.ckford, Goldwyn, Paramount, Universal. Fox. FBO. Pictures include "The Little Minister," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Captain Blood." Vitagraph; "One Chance in a Million." "Girl from Rio." Gotham; "Cross Breed." Bischoff; "Laddie Be Good." "Fangs of Fate." Pathe: "The Lookout Girl." Quality Distributors: Uncle Nate in "Their Own Desires." MGM. In 1930: "The Czar of Broadway," Universal.
H EGG IE, O. P.: b. Angaston. South Australia: h. 5 feet lO1^ inches; brown hair and blue eyes: w. 155 pounds; p. Marie and James Heggie. non-professionals: e. Adelaide Conservatorium of Music. South Australia; Whinham College. Adelaide, South Australia; m. nonprofessional ; has three children; hy. sailing, yachting, horseback riding, golf, tennis and gardening. On the stage in "School for Scandal," as Sir Peter Teasle: in "Minick," as Minick, and in "Trelawny of the Wells." as Sir William Tower. Screen experience, has apptared as Sir William Tower in "The Actress." for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1927, as Howard Joyce, in "The Letter," for Paramount in 1928, as Inspector Naylam Smith in "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu," for Paramount in 1929; "The Mighty" (1929). Paramount: also as Colonel Dangan in "The Wheel of Life," as King Louis XI of France in "The Vagabond King." for 1930 and as Father Benedict In "The Swan." for United Artists, also for 1930; in 1930 in "Return of Dr. Fu Manchu," Paramount: "The Bad Man," First National; "One Romantic Night." United Artists.
H El LING ER, MARK: Played in Vitaphone No. 1047, "At the Round Table."
HEINDORF. ROY: "The Song Writers Revue." Metro Movietone Acts.
HEINRICH. GEORGE: Appeared in "Constant Nymph" (1929). Gainsborough.
HENCKELS. PAUL:
pany." Ufa.
HENDERSON, DAVE: Appeared in "Bve, Bve. Buddy" (1929), Trinity.
HENDERSON. DELL: r. n. George Delbert Henderson: b. St. Thomas, Ont., July 5. 1883: h. 6 feet 1 inch: dark hair and blue eyes: w. 220 pounds: e. Sacred Heart School: ni. Florence Lee. professional: hy. trap shooting, motoring, swimming. Has played in stock on stage in nearly all principal cities of U. S. Entered pictures in 1909 with D. W. Griffith and Biograph Company as director. Worked for Keystone. Biograph. Famous. Fox. Roach, Pathe, Frohman. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Has appeared in "Riley the Cop." "The Patsy." "The Crowd." "Show World." "Power of the Press," Freelance player. "The Champ." MGM.
HENDERSON. DICK: "Golden Dawn" (1930). Warn r Bros.: Vitaphone No. 3413. "The Music Shop" No. 3280, "At the Church Festival."
HENDERSON. V. TALBOT: Appeared in "The Bachelors Club" (1929), General Pictures.
HENDRICKS, BEN: b. New York City. e. Southern College. Philadelphia, Pa. Screen work with .Taxon, Cosmopolitan. Realart. Hodkinson. Associated Authors. Weber and North. Fox, Vitagraph. Among his pictures are: "Take It From Me." "Out All Night." Universal; "Birds of Prey." Columbia: "Barbed Wire." Paramount; "The Fencing Romeo." FBO: "My Friend from India." Pathe: "Waterfront." "Synthetic Sin." First National; Olaf in "Black Waters." British and Dominion; Dutch Romeo in "The Great Divide." First National: Pe'e in "Twin Beds," First National; Ed in "The Wild Party," Paramount.
HENDRICKS, JR., BURT: b. New York City. November 2. 1893: h. 6 feet: brown hair and eyes: w. 180 pounds: p. Isabelle and Burt Hendricks, professionals; e. Southern Manual. Philadelphia, Pa.; hy. all sports. Stage experience, starred with his father in Ole Olson and Yon Yonson. also with William A. Brady, the Shuberts and Klaw and Erlanger. Screen experience started in 1911 with Lubliner. followed by Essanay. Edison. Pathe. Paramount and Universal, and in the following productions: "Men Without Women." Fox; "Birds of Prey." Columbia; "The Fencing Romeo," FBO: "My Friend from India." Pathe: "Waterfront." "Synthetic Sin," "The Great Divide." "Twin Beds," "Road to Paradise." First National: "Barbed Wire." "The Wild Party." Paramount: "Take It From Me." "Ont All Night." Universal.
HENDRICKS. DUDLEY C. : b. LaGrange. Kv.. August 3, 1870: h. G feet 3 inches: blue eyes and brown hair: w. 170 pounds; e. Louisville Kv. : married Mrs. Florence Hendricks. Has lived in Louisville, Ky . Kansas City. Mo.. Chicago. Oklahoma City. I.os Angeles. Entered pictures in 1916. Pictures include "Honest Huteb." "Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come." "Flying U Ranch." "Bellamy Trial."
HENI ERE HERSCHEL: Played in Vitaphone No. 933. "The Madcap Musician."
HENRY. GALE: Appeared in "Darkened Rooms" (19291. "The Love Doctor" (1929), Paramount.
HENRY. LEONARD: "The New Waiter" (1929). Pathe Ceorce LeMalrP Comedies: "Musical Beautv Shop" (1930). Pathe Melody Comedies, first series.
HEPBURN, BARTON: b. Minneapolis. Minn.. February 28. 1906; h. 6 feet; dark brown eyes and hair; w.
160 pounds; e. Lake Forest. 111.. Academy; hy. golf, swimming. Stage career: with Billie Burke. Richard Bennett, Grand Guignol, New York; Charles Frohmau Co., Rochester; "The Vortex," "Young Woodley," Los Angeles. Entered pictures In 1928. Pictures Include one of the Young Vultures in "Dynamite." MOM; "The Midway." TifTany-Stahl; "Painted Faces." Tiffany Stabl; "The Valiant."
HERBERT. HOLMES: b. Mansfield Notts.. Eng.; h. B feet II inches; fair hair and gray eves: w. 165 pounds; p. Harriet Clay and Edward Herbert, professionals; e. Nottingham high school and Rugby college: in. ivlinor lnce; hy. golf, swimming and books. First appearance on stage at the age of 8 at Sadler Wells theatre, London: later with John Sanger circus. Robys Minstrels. F. R. Benson Company, in Knglish provinces: appeared in Drury Lane. Adclphi. Lyceum, Aldyeh. Kingsway. His Majesty's. Haymarket. the Royal Court and other theatres. On the American stage for three years with Charles Frohman Company, with Billie Burke. Blanche Bates. Grace George. William Faversham and Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Picture career includes appearances in "The Terror." "On Trial." "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." "The Fire Brigade," "The Charlatan" and "Sporting Age": in 1929 "Madame X." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: "Careers." "The Careless Age." "Her Private Life." First National: "The Kiss." "Thirteenth Chair." "Untamed." MGM: "The Ship from Shanghai" (1930). MGM: "Chances." "Broadmihded," "Daughter of Fu Manchu." "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931).
HERBERT, HUGH: b. Binghamton. N. Y., 1887; e. Cornell University. Stage career: 23 years as actor, comedian and playwright ; lias written 150 playlets, vaudevdle sketches, plays produced by Sam Harris and A. H. Woods. Screen career: playwright and actor. Joined Fox Movietone to write and play in "Mind Your Business"; WTOte continuity and dialog for "The Great Gabbo." Sono ArtWorld Wide; No. 2517-18. "The Prediction." Vitaphone short.
HERMAN. AL: Played in Vitaphone No. 2578.
HERMAN. DR. CARL: Plaved in "His Birthday Suit" (1930), Pathe Variety Comedies.
HERMORE. TOM: "White Cargo" (1930), produced by W. P. Film Co., London.
HERRICK. JACK: Screen career: Fox. Truart. Sanford Productions. MGM. Vitagraph. Pictures include "Is Zat So." "Arizona Kid" (1930). Fox; "Beau Broadway." MGM.
HERSHOLT, JEAN: b. Copenhagen. Denmark, July 12: h. 5 feet 11 inches: medium brown hair and dark blue eyes; w. 180 pounds; p. both Danish professionals; e. grammar and high schools of Copenhagen; and received his stage training at the Dagmar theatre. Copenhagen; in repertoire all over Scandinavia; m. non-professional; hy. collecting rare books, painting and sketching. In repertoire in Denmark. Norway, Sweden and Finland. Screen experience consists of roles in "Younger Generation" for Columbia: "Abie's Irish Rose" for Paramount : "Battle of the Sexes." a D. W. Griffith production: "The Climax" and "Girl on the Barge" for Universal; "Stella Dallas" and "Greed." Goldwvn productions: also in "Don Q" with Douglas Fairbanks; in "The Goldfish." "So Big" and "It Must be Love" for First National: and in "The Student Prince" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Also in pictures for the Great Northern Films of Copenhagen and was under contract to Thomas H. Ince of Inceville (1914-15). Has appeared in 1929 in "Girl on the Barge." "Modem Love" and "You Can't Buy Love," Universal; in 1930 in "Mamba." Tiffany; "Hell Harbor." United Artists; "The Climax," Universal; "Viennese Nights." Warner Bros. Under long term contract to Metro. "Transatlantic." Fox: "Susan Lenox." "Sin of Madelon Claudet," "Emma.'' "Grand Hotel." all MGM.
H ERZBERG, MARTIN: Played in "The Last Company," Ufa.
HESSE. BARON: Appeared in "Prisoners" (1930). First National.
HEWITT, BEN: Appeared in "Protection" (1929),
Fox.
HEWLETT, BEN: Appeared in "Not Quite Decent" (1929), "On the Level." "Protection." Fox.
HEWSTON. ALFRED: b. San Francisco. Cal.. September 12. 1880; h. 5 feet 7 inches; dark brown hair and green-gray eyes; w. 135 pounds; e. Lincoln grammar school, San Francisco; p. Lillian O'Dell and Clarence King, professionals; m. Ollie Haywood. Dayton. Ohio, non-professional; hy. boxing, character makeups, painting of water colors, writing verse. Thirty years stage experience. Born in show business, made first appearance when 5 years old with mother in "Ten Nights in a Barroom." in San Francisco. Did child parts until 14 ; went to Grand Opera House. In 1895 joined Dr. Clark's Medicine Show, did top mount with Dunbar and Seddille and worked in after pieces, singing and clog dancing numbers. First entered pictures in 1911-13. Latter part of 1915 went to Universal City, did the mate in Harry Cary's picture "Just Jim." Stayed at Universal until early part of 1920. Worked with the Bison 101 Company, then for Mrs. De Grasse in "Hell's Morgan Girl." Next in the Blue Bird unit. Then diJ heavies with Baby Zoe Ray. 1920 went to Long Beach to Balboa Studios with Moranti Comedies, doing characters. 1921 featured in comedy part with Joe Bonner in two-reel comedies for Special Picture Corporation. Appeared in such pictures as: "Prince of Daffy-Dills, "' "Rocked to Sleep." "Hay Fever." "Henpecked and Pecked Hens." "Sweet Dynamite." "Hearts o' the Range," "Diamond Carlisle." "The Hate Trail," "Blind Circumstances." 1924. "Horse Fly Wiggins," "Trail Dust," Rayart Productions. 1927. FBO. appeared in "Let's Go Gallagher," "Arizona Streak," "Masquerade Bandit." "Out of the West." ■Solit.ting the Breeze." 1930. "Firebrand Jordan." Big 4 Corp.. "Rainbow Trail." Trem Carr Production. Chinese cook. National Players. Al Nights, director.
HICKMAN. ALFRED: 1). England. February 25. 1873: h. 5 feet 9 inches: blue eyes and gray hair: w. 156 pounds: e: Bradford College England. Specialized in classics and music: m. Nance O'Neill: hy. golf. Has lived in London. New York. Los Angeles. Experience on stage in "Little Billie," Du Maimer's "Trilby." many v'enrs with Charles Frohman and David BelascO. Mrs. Fiske. Jeanne Eagels in "Rain." and Nance O'Neil. First entered pictures in 1917. Pictures include: The Czar in "Fall of the Romanoffs." Travers in "The Rescue." United Artists.